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Date Published: 02/02/2026
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v558i2.17073
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Vol. 558 No. 2 (2026)
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Nguyễn, T. N., Lê, Đức T., Ninh, V. T., & Phạm, T. T. N. (2026). PERCEPTION OF BARRIERS AFFECTING PAIN MANAGEMENT AMONG NURSES WORKING AT A LEVEL I HOSPITAL, HAI DUONG PROVINCE IN 2022. Vietnam Medical Journal, 558(2). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v558i2.17073

PERCEPTION OF BARRIERS AFFECTING PAIN MANAGEMENT AMONG NURSES WORKING AT A LEVEL I HOSPITAL, HAI DUONG PROVINCE IN 2022

Thị Nga Nguyễn, Đức Thuận Lê, Vũ Thành Ninh, Thị Thuỳ Như Phạm

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Objectives: (1). To describe nurses' perceive barriers to effective pain management at a grade I hospital, Hai Duong province in 2022: (2). To identify factors related to nurses' perceptions of pain management barriers. Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive study was applied. 200 nurses were randomly selected. Data were collected through self-administered questionnaires. Results: Barriers related to nurses and the health care system tended to were reported the most, with median scores of 4 (Q1-Q3 = 2-7) and 4 (Q1-Q3 = 2-5), respectively. Four barriers reported by over 70% of nurses include: Barriers related to nurses' fear of patients taking an overdose of pain medication; The hospital did not have a pain management guideline; Nurses did not have enough time to care for patients; Nurses had  few opportunities to discuss with the care team. Education level; Working department and Participated in pain training course were significantly related to nurses' perception of barriers with p<0.05. Conclusion: The study has shown that there were many barriers affecting nurses in implementing pain management for patients. Higher education level and participation in previous pain training courses had statistical significance in reducing the barriers affecting nurses.

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Nurse, barrier, pain, management

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